2003 Chronobiology Gordon Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：第13届戈登时间生物学研究会议将在意大利巴尔加Ciocco举行，现申请部分支持。近年来，人体内部时钟（昼夜节律时钟）对时间生理的调节和调整的重要性越来越清楚，因此，许多人致力于分析昼夜节律过程的机制。认识到昼夜节律在人类健康和疾病中所起的关键作用，以及最近一系列关于产生和调节昼夜节律系统的分子机制的具有里程碑意义的发现，导致了该领域的显著扩展。今天，时间生物学的研究吸引了来自广泛学科的大量研究人员，包括分子遗传学、光生物学、睡眠医学、精神病学和老年学。戈登时间生物学会议的目的是：(1)为快速发展的时间生物学领域提供一个讨论和寻求一般原则的论坛。(2)促进时间生物学各分支学科研究人员之间的互动，从而提高整个研究领域的一致性。(3)加强年轻和成熟研究人员之间的互动，从而维持高质量的时间生物学研究。(4)通过汇集来自许多不同团体和国家的科学家，促进国内和国际合作。(5)通过将使用模式生物的研究人员与使用人类受试者进行昼夜节律研究的研究人员聚集在一起，促进转化研究。会议将通过召集大约130名科学家来实现这些目标，这些科学家将包括来自不同国家、年龄组、性别的个人，并使用不同的研究模式。我们通过直接联系少数族裔学院（如莫尔豪斯学院），鼓励少数族裔群体积极参与。该计划将侧重于重点研究领域的新发展（见暂定计划）。根据非常成功的戈登会议形式，将在9个上午和晚上的会议上提供有限数量的讲座，并提供充足的讨论时间。三个下午晚些时候的海报会议将允许参与者提交额外的数据。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Partial support is requested for the 13th Gordon Research Conference on Chronobiology, to be held in II Ciocco, Barga, Italy. In recent years, the significance of internal body clocks (circadian clocks) for the regulation and adjustment of temporal physiology has become increasingly clear and, as a consequence, much effort has been devoted to the analysis of the mechanisms underlying circadian processes. Recognition of the key role played by circadian rhythms in human health and disease and a recent series of landmark discoveries regarding the molecular mechanisms that both generate and regulate the circadian system has led to a remarkable expansion of the field. Today, chronobiological research attracts a host of researchers from a broad range of disciplines, including molecular genetics, photobiology, sleep medicine, psychiatry, and gerontology. The aims of the Gordon Conference on Chronobiology are: (1) To provide a forum for discussion and for seeking general principles in the rapidly expanding field of chronobiology. (2) To stimulate interactions among researchers working in the various sub-disciplines of chronobiology and thus to enhance the coherence of the research field as a whole. (3) To intensify interactions between young and established researchers and thus sustain high-quality chronobiological research. (4) To promote both national and international collaboration by bringing together scientists from many different groups and countries. (5) To promote translational research by bringing together researchers employing model organisms with researchers using human subjects for circadian research. The conference will achieve these goals by assembling approximately 130 scientists who will encompass individuals from different countries, age groups, genders, and using different research models. We are encouraging the active participation of minority groups by contacting minority colleges directly (e.g., Morehouse). The program will focus on new developments in key research areas (see Tentative Program). In accordance with the highly successful Gordon Conference format, a restricted number of lectures will be presented in 9 morning and evening sessions with ample time for discussions. Three late-afternoon poster sessions will allow participants to present additional data.